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Oversee all CEO speakership production, enabling our chief executive to tell our story at the highest level on the industry's biggest stagesOversee top-tier COO/CFO, CMO and other key executive appearances; driving CEO/CXO message pull-through and thought leadership to more than 60M people annuallyLead production strategy for every major company-owned.

∙ Oversaw all top-tier executive presentations, including keynotes at CES, IFA, Mobile World Congress, and the Frankfurt Auto Show, as well as large company-owned events, such as product launches, Wall Street Analyst Day and Stockholder Day.∙ Developed and execute an executive presentations strategy and analytics program that delivers message pull through.

Greater San Diego Area

∙ Ran a best-in-class owned content department, generating growing brand affinity gains, engagements, and views.∙ Oversaw a social media program with 4.3M followers on worldwide platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Weibo and WeChat; launched the company’s first social influencer program and executive social media program.∙ Managed content.

San Diego, CA

∙ Managed Qualcomm’s pioneering brand journalism program, Spark, which reached millions and significantly improved brand awareness and association.∙ Created the first company-wide editorial board and calendar, implemented content strategy across departments; edited Qualcomm’s official blog, OnQ.∙ Oversaw the content department with a staff of five authors.

Orange County, CA

∙ Oversaw all USA TODAY social media accounts; significantly grew fans/followers and increased engagement.∙ Covered breaking news on the @usatoday Twitter account.∙ Trained editorial staff on social media best practices and analytics; helped many reporters launch their first Twitter accounts.

San Francisco, CA

∙ Managed usatoday.com/tech, which received millions of viewers daily. ∙ Assigned, edited and posted articles, multimedia, and interactive features.∙ Supervised seven reporters and one website staffer in partnership with another editor.∙ Oversaw three blogs and two Twitter feeds, plus third-party content partnerships.∙ Lead reader interaction through.

San Francisco, CA And Arlington, VA

∙ Covered Silicon Valley and the hardware and electronics business beat for the nation’s largest newspaper.∙ Interviewed tech’s biggest leaders, from Steve Jobs to Bill Gates.∙ Covered breaking news from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to the dotcom boom and bust; wrote stories on corporate finance, board room scandals, tech innovation and more. ∙ Published.

Education record

Master Of Arts - Ma, Journalism

B.A., Literature/Writing

M.A., Journalism